Arsenal: Arsene Wenger signs contract extension till 2017

Good news for Arsenal fans, as their boss Arsene Wenger has extended his contract till 2017.

Excerpt from Arsenal.com:

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has signed a new three-year extension
to his current contract, taking his tenure at the club to May 2017.

Wenger has been with Arsenal for 17 years, making him the
longest-serving and most successful manager in the history of the club.

He is the longest-serving current manager in English football, has
won eight major trophies and has qualified for the Champions League for
17 consecutive years, a record equalled only by Spanish giants Real
Madrid.

Wenger, who has now taken charge of 1,010 Arsenal matches, said: “I
want to stay and to continue to develop the team and the club. We are
entering a very exciting period. We have a strong squad, financial
stability and huge support around the world. We are all determined to
bring more success to this club.

“The club has always shown faith in me and I'm very grateful for
that. We have gone through fantastic periods and also periods where we
have had to stick together. Every time when that togetherness was tested
I got the right response. I think I have shown some loyalty as well
towards this club and hopefully we can make some more history. I am sure
we can.”

Arsenal chairman, Sir Chips Keswick, said: “We are delighted that
Arsène has renewed his contract for a further three years. He is a man
of principle, who lives and breathes Arsenal. He has established Arsenal
for its exciting playing style around the world, continues his
commitment to young players and has the ability to bring top-class
players to the club. I have no doubt we have an exciting future ahead of
us with him leading the team.”

Arsenal’s majority shareholder, Stan Kroenke, said: “Sustained
excellence is the hardest thing to achieve in sport and the fact Arsenal
has competed at the top of the game in England and Europe throughout
the time Arsène has been manager, is the ultimate testimony to his
consistency of performance, talent and ambition.

"We are delighted with the FA Cup success which has added to his
already outstanding record. Under his guidance we look forward to adding
more trophies in future seasons.”

Wenger, 64, has led Arsenal to three league titles, five FA Cups and
four Charity/Community Shields, including two league and cup doubles in
1998 and 2002. He is the only Arsenal manager to have won the FA Cup
more than once and the only manager to take the club to a Champions
League final.

He was the first manager in English league history to complete an
entire 38-match season unbeaten, achieving that feat in 2003/04 on the
way to the club’s historic 49-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.

Wenger joined Arsenal from Japanese side Nagoya Grampus in October
1996. He also managed in his home country France, where he was manager
at AS Monaco and Nancy, assistant manager at Cannes, and worked in the
youth section at Strasbourg.

In addition to his honours at Arsenal, Wenger has also won the French
League championship (1988); French Cup (1991); French Manager of the
Year (1988) (all with AS Monaco); Japan’s Manager of the Year (1995);
the Japanese Emperor’s Cup (1996) and the Japanese Super Cup (1996)
(Grampus).